Tokenization

Tokenization

Finance

JPMorgan files to launch new tokenized fund as Wall Street tokenization race heats up

The global banking giant is expanding its tokenized money market lineup, following BlackRock's similar move just a few days ago.

Kara Kennedy, global head of Market Development,

Finance

Kraken parent, Franklin Templeton to develop onchain investment products

The partnership will focus on tokenized yield products, blockchain-based funds and institutional crypto markets.

Payward and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi.

Finance

DTCC builds out blockchain-based collateral system with Chainlink integration

The platform tokenizes collateral on blockchain rails and uses smart contracts to enable 24/7 automated collateral management across financial markets.

Chainlink CEO and co-founder Sergey Nazarov

Markets

Anthropic warns against unauthorized stock exposure as token markets imply trillion-dollar valuation

The AI firm says investors should assume indirect access to its private shares is invalid, and transfers of its stock or interests in its stock will not be recognized.

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Videos

Pomp: 75% of crypto companies won’t survive; State Street's tokenization bridge

This episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys at the NYSE features three conversations with the most closely watched voices in crypto's institutional moment. ProCap Financial founder Anthony Pompliano argues that 75% of crypto companies "aren't going to be here in five years," and lays out the four areas he believes will survive — Bitcoin, equity infrastructure, stablecoins, and tokenization. Angus Fletcher, Head of Digital Assets at State Street, breaks down how the $30 trillion-plus custody bank is building the bridge between traditional finance and tokenized markets, including a new tokenized fund service launching from Luxembourg by the end of 2026. Plus, SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom on the publicly traded Ethereum treasury company's 46% institutional ownership, why permanent ETH capital is reshaping on-chain finance, and why he believes ETH's risk/reward "has never been better."

Pomp: 75% of crypto companies won’t survive; State Street's tokenization bridge

Finance

BlackRock deepens tokenization push with new onchain fund offerings

The world's largest asset manager filed paperwork to expand its tokenized fund lineup as real-world assets grow 200% year over year.

Blackrock logo on a building

Videos

SEC Crypto Task Force Chief Counsel: 'I bought my first Bitcoin in 2013'

Taylor Lindman, chief counsel of the SEC Crypto Task Force, joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 in Miami to outline the agency's two-bucket approach to crypto regulation, why the CLARITY Act will "supercharge" the SEC, and the open questions around tokenized securities. Plus, the chief counsel's personal crypto origin story: buying Bitcoin in Korea in 2013 and learning self-custody after his exchange went bust.

CoinDesk

Markets

Bitwise enters tokenization in takeover of Superstate’s $267 million 'carry fund'

The crypto asset manager will take over Superstate’s $267 million USCC fund as tokenized investment products gain traction with institutions.

Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley and Anchorage Digital co-founder Diogo Monica @ NEARCON 2026 (Margaux Nijkerk/ CoinDesk)

Finance

Wall Street's clearinghouse seeks 'high-performance' blockchains to tokenize corporate actions

DTCC CEO Frank La Salla said the clearing giant is working with layer-1 blockchains to bring millions in corporate actions like dividend payments onchain, but challenges remain.

Frank La Salla, President and CEO of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) speaking at Consensus 2026 in Miami (CoinDesk)

Markets

Kevin O’Leary says Wall Street’s tokenization boom is all talk without crypto rules

O’Leary says institutional investors still see tokenization as too risky without clear U.S. crypto regulation and compliance standards.

Kevin O'Leary speaking at Consensus in Miami (CoinDesk)